HHI/Kustom suing Neal Moser and MCS

[Venomboy]

Here's a press release from MCS regarding the lawsuit against them from HHI/Kustom. HHI is the parent company of B.C. Rich.

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Neal Moser and Moser Custom Shop are being sued by Kustom Musical Amplifications, Inc. (a subsidiary of HHI: Hanser Holdings International, and a corporate affiliate of B.C. Rich Guitars). The suit wrongly claims that neither Moser nor Moser Custom Shop has the right to build guitars involving Moser's own designs, including the Rich Bich, Moser 10, Genesis and Phoenix. The suit also wrongly claims that the “Spawn” & “Beastmaster” guitars infringe upon Kustom Musical Amplifications' trademarks. Neal Moser and Moser Custom Shop vigorously dispute the claims made by Kustom Musical Amplifications, and will pursue counterclaims against Kustom for its wrongs against Moser and Moser Custom Shop.

[toejam]

Re: HHI/Kustom suing Neal Moser and MCS

What a bunch of crap! Fuck HHI. Neal rocks!!!

[pagemalicious]

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Why the fuck can't Neal use his own designs? that's like saying, you can't write your own music, because it makes me sad. fuck em!!

[veliyasin]

Re: HHI/Kustom suing Neal Moser and MCS

Hopefully HHI will get their asses handed to them in the court.

[hippietim]

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Why the fuck can't Neal use his own designs? that's like saying, you can't write your own music, because it makes me sad. fuck em!!

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Well, if he doesn't own the rights to those designs it doesn't matter who created them. Just because you make something up doesn't mean you get to do whatever you want with the idea when you do it in the employ of someone else. I have my name on a lot of patent applications - my employers are the ones with the rights to the ideas.

[buzzsaww]

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tim is correct, most employers reserve the rights to anything you create while in their employ. it's been a pretty standard part of employment conditions for a long time. that's corporate america [img]/images/graemlins/eviltongue.gif[/img]

[IrfaanSE801]

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tim is correct, most employers reserve the rights to anything you create while in their employ. it's been a pretty standard part of employment conditions for a long time. that's corporate america [img]/images/graemlins/eviltongue.gif[/img]

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Wow, I didn't know that. That's BS. Smart, but BS!

[Venomboy]

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Ah...but Neal got royalties for years for the Bich and the Virgin and never had an agreement that BCR would own his designs. They're suing because they're scared of him.

[buzzsaww]

Re: HHI/Kustom suing Neal Moser and MCS

i'm not aware of what agreements neal had, just speaking in generalities. it's also possible the agreement terminated when BCR changed ownership.

[veliyasin]

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Well, if he doesn't own the rights to those designs it doesn't matter who created them. Just because you make something up doesn't mean you get to do whatever you want with the idea when you do it in the employ of someone else. I have my name on a lot of patent applications - my employers are the ones with the rights to the ideas.

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Neal wasn't an employee of BCR per se at the time of both of the designs. When Bich was designed he was a private contractor. He gave them permission to use Virgin in exchange of royalties while he was working with GMW.

[Child Of Norther]

Re: HHI/Kustom suing Neal Moser and MCS

You all must ask yourself this, too.


Who the hell, respectable players, uses a Kustom amp?

[Venomboy]

Re: HHI/Kustom suing Neal Moser and MCS

That's Kustom with a K, not to be confused with a C. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Sanctuary]

Re: HHI/Kustom suing Neal Moser and MCS

Fuck HHI...up the ARSE!!!

[j2379]

Re: HHI/Kustom suing Neal Moser and MCS

laughable....FUCK BCRICH they have NOT done anything good in almost 20yrs. its even funnier that the 6string bichs they build now dont even use the correct template.....MORONS.

[RacerX]

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Who the hell, respectable players, uses a Kustom amp?

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A guy I used to hang out with plays one....er....oh, you said "respectable player" .... never mind [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]